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nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with more on how the president plans to rescue the economy. tracie, good morning. >> lynn, good morning. today the president will deliver that speech in a state where one of his harshest critics is from, republican leader john boehner, and from a region that's been hit hard by unemployment. the president's expected to urge congress to let the bush tax cuts expire for the wealthy, individuals earning over $200,000 and couples over the $250,000. plus, he wants to spend $50 billion on transportation projects and create $200 billion in business tax breaks, allowing small businesses to write off capital investments next year, giving them more cash to hire new workers. >> we're talking investments in tomorrow that are creating hundreds of thousands of private sector jobs right now. >> all of it paid for by ending tax breaks for big companies. republicans say it's the wrong approach. >> i don't think the american people want any more stimulus spending coming out of washington. we need to get our arms around the out-of-control spending. >> it's a pro
nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with more on how the president plans to rescue the economy. tracie, good morning. >> lynn, good morning. today the president will deliver that speech in a state where one of his harshest critics is from, republican leader john boehner, and from a region that's been hit hard by unemployment. the president's expected to urge congress to let the bush tax cuts expire for the wealthy, individuals earning over $200,000 and couples over the $250,000....
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thank you for joining us this morning. >> tony pann has a quick look at today's forecast. pleasant couple of days.
thank you for joining us this morning. >> tony pann has a quick look at today's forecast. pleasant couple of days.
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>> tracie potts there for us in washington. thank you. >>> an american hiker, sarah shourd is free this morning after spending more than a year in an iranian prison. but the story is not over. two other american hikers still being held on espionage charges. andrea mitchell filed this report from tehran late last night. >> reporter: it was a happy ending tonight for sarah shourd, the 32-year-old american hiker, released from an iranian prison and flown immediately to oman, who put up the $500,000 that iran was demanding for her bail >> on behalf of myself and my family, if anything, i'm standing here today because of the efforts of many people and many governments. >> reporter: she was reunited there with her mother, nora, who with the other two mothers had been lobbying and begging for the release of their children, saying that they had simply wandered across the border, an unmarked border in iran from iraq and that they were certainly not spies. but the prosecutor has announced that not only are there charges of espionage agai
>> tracie potts there for us in washington. thank you. >>> an american hiker, sarah shourd is free this morning after spending more than a year in an iranian prison. but the story is not over. two other american hikers still being held on espionage charges. andrea mitchell filed this report from tehran late last night. >> reporter: it was a happy ending tonight for sarah shourd, the 32-year-old american hiker, released from an iranian prison and flown immediately to oman,...
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so why are you still using an antique cable network created in 1948 for your 2010 tv? it's time to hook your tv up to a 100% fiber optic network. it's time for fios. visit verizon.com/getfios. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> good morning. 23 you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, former university of southern california running back regie bush has become the first person ever to forfeit the most prestigious trophy in all of college sports. >>> good morning. after a week of rumors that the heisman trophy might strip reggie bush of his heisman trophy, he beat them to the punch. he gave back the trophy. reggie bush calls the decision heartbreaking. the heisman trust has yesterday to decide if they'll give the trophy to vince young. >>> willie aybar changed that with aome run. curtis granderson on his horse, terrific grabbing dive in the ninth and kept it tied at seven. jorge posada gave the yanks the lead. 7-6. >>> duncan hit two home runs agnst the angels, indians won it. >>> joe inglett with a shot up
so why are you still using an antique cable network created in 1948 for your 2010 tv? it's time to hook your tv up to a 100% fiber optic network. it's time for fios. visit verizon.com/getfios. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> good morning. 23 you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, former university of southern california running back regie bush has become the first person ever to forfeit the most prestigious...
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nbc tracie potts has more for us in washington. good morning to you, tracie. >> veronica, good morning. we're now starting to hear a tough love message from president obama, aimed not at republicans, but aimed at his own party. he said buck up and he called republicans -- rath democrats irresponsible if they're sitting on their hands complaining. he said it's inexcusable to sit on the delines. we heard some of this in wisconsin yesterday at a huge college rally, trying to fight what polls and pundits say is apathy. he told students we can't let the country fall backwards because we didn't care enoughto fight. he's doing this four-state swing through several states around the country trying to drum up support because polls are showing that democrats cod be in trouble as we head into november's elections. in fact, we have a new nbc "wall treet journal" poll take a look at this. republicans now have a three-point lead over democrats, but that's down from a nine-point lead just last month. and looking at this question, who should contr
nbc tracie potts has more for us in washington. good morning to you, tracie. >> veronica, good morning. we're now starting to hear a tough love message from president obama, aimed not at republicans, but aimed at his own party. he said buck up and he called republicans -- rath democrats irresponsible if they're sitting on their hands complaining. he said it's inexcusable to sit on the delines. we heard some of this in wisconsin yesterday at a huge college rally, trying to fight what polls...
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the bunt and gestured that david used a wheelchair to get to first. anything goes when you've got nothing to play for. white sox won it, 5-2. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> new york's buds take to the airways. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, taking some time out on the rail to take in the sights and sounds of the tennessee valley. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. i just got done rendering out one of our new computer models showing how much rain is predicting to occur in the next 60 hours. the heaviest rain totals look to be just inland off the coast by about 50 to 60 miles. the potential is here for 4 to 6 inches of rain in the higher areas, but it looks like everyone has the chance to get 2 to 3 inches. mid-atlantic and new england is going on now, it will continue until this time tomorrow morning before it exits new england. tomorrow, we clear out new york and d.c. slowly in the morning. boston, dealing with a little bit of rain for the beginning of you
the bunt and gestured that david used a wheelchair to get to first. anything goes when you've got nothing to play for. white sox won it, 5-2. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> new york's buds take to the airways. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, taking some time out on the rail to take in the sights and sounds of the tennessee valley. you're watching "early today." >>>...
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if you'reatching us onkare in memberships, minnesota. if you thought legos and politics don't mix, wrong. check out the model of the minnesota state capitol made of 75,000 leggons of the capitol in st. paul. >> that's impressive. i thought that was the real thing. what can't you build th legos any more. >> you can do just about anything. it's pretty cool. >>> here is a look at your early morning entertainment headlines. jo did i e foster is standing by mel gibson afer a nasty battle with his ex-girlfriend. foster tells the october issue of "more" magazine that gibson is, quote theeasiest, nicest person i've ever worked with. the second i met him, i said i will love this man for the rest of my life. >>> they may love david hasselhoff in germany, but last night he was the first to be eliminated from "dancing with the stars." >>> finally, paris hilton has been booted out of japan. yesterday officials delayed hilton's entrance while looking into her case. she was scheduled to cancel a tokyo news conference to promote her fashion and fragranc
if you'reatching us onkare in memberships, minnesota. if you thought legos and politics don't mix, wrong. check out the model of the minnesota state capitol made of 75,000 leggons of the capitol in st. paul. >> that's impressive. i thought that was the real thing. what can't you build th legos any more. >> you can do just about anything. it's pretty cool. >>> here is a look at your early morning entertainment headlines. jo did i e foster is standing by mel gibson afer a...
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bakers used more than 500 egg yolks to make that cake. the annual festival is held on the day the moon is at its fullest and roundest. after visitors had a taste of the cake, they probably felt the same way. you know that weight lifter, i have to go back to him. any time you see a guy lift that much weight, i'm afraid he's going to snap in half. >> i don't know. he was as tough as they get. he was kind of skinny, but every ounce of muscle. >> yeah. he was small for all that. >>> time now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. >>> in washington, the group mothers against drunk driving, also known as madd, marked its 20th anniversary. according to madd, every minute one person is injured from an alcohol-related crash. >>> also in the capital, there will be a house hearing on legislation to reduce concussions in student athletes. according to one estimate, between 2005 and 2008, there were an estimated 400,000 concussions in high school athletes. >>> and a big day for one veteran of hollywood, a
bakers used more than 500 egg yolks to make that cake. the annual festival is held on the day the moon is at its fullest and roundest. after visitors had a taste of the cake, they probably felt the same way. you know that weight lifter, i have to go back to him. any time you see a guy lift that much weight, i'm afraid he's going to snap in half. >> i don't know. he was as tough as they get. he was kind of skinny, but every ounce of muscle. >> yeah. he was small for all that....
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well, if you're watching us on knvn nbc 4 chico, california. if you're looking to start your day with some fresh air, how about some stretching and a little sun? head over to the one mile pool for yoga in the park. and that's your "pacific event of the day," lynn. >> all right, thanks, bill. >>> well, now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. the britney spears bodyguard whose been threatening a sexual harassment lawsuit has finally filed his papers. the suit alleges that spears made repeated unwanted sexual advances and repeatedly exposed herself in front of him. spears also allegedly mistreated her children in front of him, once demanding his belt so she could "savagely hit" her youngest child. >>> elsewhere, "dancing with the stars" participants will not meet bristol palin's ex, levi johnston. "popeater" reports expecting the worst, palin has banned johnston from the set. a family friend told the website, "the only person that loves the press more than palin is levi himself." >>> "jersey shores'" snooki pleaded g
well, if you're watching us on knvn nbc 4 chico, california. if you're looking to start your day with some fresh air, how about some stretching and a little sun? head over to the one mile pool for yoga in the park. and that's your "pacific event of the day," lynn. >> all right, thanks, bill. >>> well, now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. the britney spears bodyguard whose been threatening a sexual harassment lawsuit has finally filed...
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tracie potts has more for us from washington. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. there was no decision on taxes, what to do about extending the bush tax cuts at the end of the year. democratic leaders had said they will not deal with that before the election. that's exactly what happened. but they barely got out of town without doing so in the house after a last-minute speech by republican leader john boehner that drew 39 democrats to his side. in the end, they agreed to adjourn without dealing with taxes by just one vote. but there was a flurry of activity before the house adjourned. they did approve several bills, including a stopgap spending measure so the government can continue to function for another two months. the fiscal year ends tomorrow. thealso approved a nasa bill that deals with the future of that program, extends both the space shuttle and the space station programs and ends the bush era program that would have landed astronauts on the moon once again. finally, a 9/11 program was extended, as well, in fact, approved to provide health coverage for em
tracie potts has more for us from washington. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. there was no decision on taxes, what to do about extending the bush tax cuts at the end of the year. democratic leaders had said they will not deal with that before the election. that's exactly what happened. but they barely got out of town without doing so in the house after a last-minute speech by republican leader john boehner that drew 39 democrats to his side. in the end, they agreed to adjourn without...
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with the military operations in iraq behind us, president obama said last night that looking forward, the next big mission is right here at home. >> the american combat mission in iraq has ended. >> reporter: with combat troops now out of iraq, president obama announced a new mission. >> our most urgent task is to restore our economy and put the millions of americans who lost their jobs back to work. >> reporter: he blamed massive deficits on financing nearly a decade of war with borrowed money. his focus now, jobs and afghanistan. he promised the pullout there will begin next summer. >> open-ended war serves neither our interests or the afghan people. >> reporter: republicans criticized the president for opposing the bush surge that turned things around in iraq. >> some leaders who opposed, criticized, and fought tooth and nail to stop the surge strategy now proudly claim credit for the results. >> reporter: today's focus? the middle east. >> we pledge to do all we can always to protect and defend the state of israel. >> reporter: today, president obama meets with israeli prime minis
with the military operations in iraq behind us, president obama said last night that looking forward, the next big mission is right here at home. >> the american combat mission in iraq has ended. >> reporter: with combat troops now out of iraq, president obama announced a new mission. >> our most urgent task is to restore our economy and put the millions of americans who lost their jobs back to work. >> reporter: he blamed massive deficits on financing nearly a decade of...
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>> tracie potts for us in washington. tracie, thank you. >>> well, general david petraeus is condemning one florida church's plans to mark the anniversary of 9/11 by burning copies of the koran. in today's "wall street journal," the top u.s. commander of the war in afghanistan warns the lives of u.s. troops could be endangered if the dove world outreach center goes through with its planned protest against what it calls, quote, the evil of islam. hundreds of afghans turned out yesterday to protest the plans. petraeus further cautioned that torching islam's holy writings would be a propaganda coup for the taliban in afghanistan and stoke anti-u.s. sentiment across the muslim world. >>> well, this morning's "usa today" reports that the u.s. military's new armored trucks are significantly reducing troop deaths in afghanistan. last year nearly 80% of insurgent bombings on humvees resulted in occupants being killed, but according to the new data, that figure dropped to 15% for attacks on the all-terrain vehicles known as mrap.
>> tracie potts for us in washington. tracie, thank you. >>> well, general david petraeus is condemning one florida church's plans to mark the anniversary of 9/11 by burning copies of the koran. in today's "wall street journal," the top u.s. commander of the war in afghanistan warns the lives of u.s. troops could be endangered if the dove world outreach center goes through with its planned protest against what it calls, quote, the evil of islam. hundreds of afghans...
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not bad. >> we could all use a little zen in our lives. continue to you think? >> a little free vacation. >> that, too. >>> now here's a look at your early morning entertainment headlines -- jodie foster is standing by mel gibson after a nasty battle with his ex-girlfriend. foster tells the october issue of "more" magazine that gibson is "the easiest, nicest person i've ever worked with." "the second i met him i said i would love this man for the rest of my life." >>> they may love david hasselhoff in germany, but last night he was the first to be eliminated from "dancing with the stars." >>> finally, paris hilton has been booted out of japan. hilton was denied entry into the country just days after she pleaded guilty for a misdemeanor drug charge in las vegas. yesterday officials delayed hilton's entrance while looking into her case. she was forced to schedule a scheduled tokyo news conference to promote her fashion and frag gance lines. to avoid talking about paris hilton, going through a tumultuous time in my life i would want jodie foster on my side. >> out
not bad. >> we could all use a little zen in our lives. continue to you think? >> a little free vacation. >> that, too. >>> now here's a look at your early morning entertainment headlines -- jodie foster is standing by mel gibson after a nasty battle with his ex-girlfriend. foster tells the october issue of "more" magazine that gibson is "the easiest, nicest person i've ever worked with." "the second i met him i said i would love this man for...
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crews used saws to dismantle the 1957 aero commander, which experienced engine failure shortly after takeoff. fortunately, no one was hurt. >>> and no vehicle is safe in detroit, not even the mayor's. an suv, part of the mayor's security detail, was robbed of its wheels and put up on cinder blocks. the vehicle was parked outside a gated detroit condo, but it's not clear why the vehicle was there. police are now investigating. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, let's check in with nbc meteorologist bill karnins witha busy weather channel forecast. bill? >> good morning, lynn. all eyes are on earl. this is a monster of a storm, one of the strongest to threaten the east coast of the united states. it's been since 1950, a hurricane called helene, that was a category 4 that approached the outer banks, and this one is also a category 4 storm. if this track goes inland, just any little deviation, this could be a very destructive event. as of now, though, it's supposed to remain just barely off the coast. here's the forecast path from the hurricane center, showing it g
crews used saws to dismantle the 1957 aero commander, which experienced engine failure shortly after takeoff. fortunately, no one was hurt. >>> and no vehicle is safe in detroit, not even the mayor's. an suv, part of the mayor's security detail, was robbed of its wheels and put up on cinder blocks. the vehicle was parked outside a gated detroit condo, but it's not clear why the vehicle was there. police are now investigating. >>> now for a look at your national and regional...
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and this comes to us from whdh, 7 news in boston, massachusetts. where a group of golden girls are the newest calendar girls. the ladies bore it all for the sake of charity in a calendar photo shoot. the group, with an age range between 63 and 97 say they're thrilled to be selected over dozens of other recruits in their retirement community, but say they're even more excited to have the support of their biggest fans, their families. i love these ladies. >> it's very tasteful and very lovely. >> it's great, right? i mean -- >> yeah. >> if you got it, flaunt it. >> it was artistic, too. >> creative. >> very creative. >> i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day, today, on your nbc station. >> good monday morning, everyone. i'm tony pann. we're off to a quiet start. we actually had a front go through a couple of hours ago, but we don't expect any rain for the monday morning commute. the temperatures, mild, low to mid 60's. near 70 downtown. it's 71 at the maryland science center. 62 in parkton. the forecast for today, m
and this comes to us from whdh, 7 news in boston, massachusetts. where a group of golden girls are the newest calendar girls. the ladies bore it all for the sake of charity in a calendar photo shoot. the group, with an age range between 63 and 97 say they're thrilled to be selected over dozens of other recruits in their retirement community, but say they're even more excited to have the support of their biggest fans, their families. i love these ladies. >> it's very tasteful and very...
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the shiny treasure caught his eye, and he was able to use his hook to fish it out. a local museum is now offering a $1,700 reward for the rare find, which, michelle, is funny. the guy said, eh, i'm going to go back to catching fish. they give a little bit more of a fright when you're trying to reel them in. i thought, really? $1700. >> i was going to say, i'm not much of a fisherman, but if i have a potential of catching a gold bracelet, what are you doing this weekend? >> exactly. we're heading out together. >>> time now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. this morning former heads of the 9/11 commission will hold a press conference to release an updated report on the current state of the terrorist threat against the united states. transportation secretary ray lahood will announce new regulations on pilot fatigue. the new guidelines are expected to restrict the number of hours a pilot can fly without sleep during a 24-hour period. >>> and an impressive list of celebrities will unite, joining hosts brian williams, ka
the shiny treasure caught his eye, and he was able to use his hook to fish it out. a local museum is now offering a $1,700 reward for the rare find, which, michelle, is funny. the guy said, eh, i'm going to go back to catching fish. they give a little bit more of a fright when you're trying to reel them in. i thought, really? $1700. >> i was going to say, i'm not much of a fisherman, but if i have a potential of catching a gold bracelet, what are you doing this weekend? >> exactly....